On 4/7/06, James Wilkinson <fedora@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Jeff Mutonho wrote: > > I'm doing a clean install of FC5 on a box that had FC4 previously.I'm > > installing from a DVD.My install keeps failing during the installation > > of packages.The last try failed during the installation of perl.The > > only thing I've noticed from Ctrl-Alt-F6 is the "No volume groups > > found" message. > > The other time the installation failed during installation of some > > other package but I could not even do a Ctrl-ALt-Fx because the > > machine just froze.Also the other time the installation failed just > > before completion of the disk formatting stage.I never had this > > problem with FC1-FC4 > > Ouch. > > It's possible that you've got dodgy memory. You wouldn't necessarily > notice this in day-to-day use (a fact which I find rather worrying!), > but a reinstall involves different use patterns. Try memtest86. > > It's also possible that you're just having trouble reading the DVD. You > could try a minimal install -- choose as few packages as possible, try > to get FC5 installed, and then add packages through yum. > > You could also try a network install, or pre-creating a partition on the > disk to hold the ISO image. Boot with linux askmethod, and point the > installer at the ISO image. > > Hope this helps, > > James. Thanx.I finally managed to install FC5.I think you're right about dodgy memory because my machine reboots itself quite regularly be it when I've booted to Windows XP or FC5. Jeff GoogleTalk : ejbengine Skype : ejbengine Registered Linux user number 366042
